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Spanish indie artist Pedro Balaña, aka The Boy From The South , left his work in London finance to dive into music making in the studio. While composing on his trusty guitar — the only instrument he owns — Balaña learned by doing and improvised on whatever other instruments were available as the clock ticked away on valuable studio time. Let’s launch “Space Party,” a track that conjures early Beck and Talking Heads.

Birthed in Mexico in 2017, Reyna Tropical explores “intuition, transition, connection, and continuation — a celebration of spiritual survival pulsing with the beat of all things tropical.”

Optometry is a brand spanking new LA-based duo composed of electro genius John Tejada and stunning singer March Adstrum. Adstrum’s hypnotic voice and guitar spark Tejada’s machinations on their debut track “Chameleon,” with a full-length album coming in March.